Met Gala 2019 theme: Priyanka Chopra and Lady Gaga lead the way with best 'camp' pink carpet looks
This year's event celebrates the concept of 'camp'
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The annual Met Gala is regarded as one of the most significant sartorial fixtures of the year.
On the first Monday of May, A-listers from the worlds of entertainment, politics, fashion and beyond grace the red carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York City for the event.
This year, Lady Gaga, Serena Williams, Harry Styles and Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele have been made co-chairs at the event, alongside Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour.
The theme for the 2019 Met Gala is "Camp: Notes on Fashion", taking inspiration from an essay on the topic penned in 1964 by writer Susan Sontag.
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Met Gala co-chair Harry Styles was photographed in New York on Sunday evening as he attended Anna Wintour's pre-Met Gala dinner.
This year will mark the first time the singer has attended the annual Costume Institute benefit event.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute has released images from its new exhibition, "Camp: Notes on Fashion".
The exhibition will be open to the public from Thursday 9 May until Sunday 8 September.
"The largest section of the exhibition is devoted to how elements discussed in Sontag’s essay—including irony, humor, parody, pastiche, artifice, theatricality, and exaggeration—are expressed in fashion," the museum states on Twitter.
Lady Gaga made a bold fashion statement as she arrived at the pre-Met Gala dinner in New York on Sunday evening.
The star wore a black and white striped ruffled dress by Marc Jacobs, which she paired with an extravagant fascinator by Philip Treacy.
"Met Gala countdown," the singer wrote on Instagram.
Kim Kardashian has shared a throwback picture from last year's Met Ball, where she wore a dazzling, gold gown embossed with crosses by Versace.
"Happy Met Monday!!!" the reality star wrote in the caption.
Kim Kardashian at the 2018 Met Gala (Getty Images)
Singer Kacey Musgraves has hinted at her Met Gala outfit, sharing a picture on Twitter of a pair of miniature sunglasses.
"YOU BETTER WEAR THOSE," one fan tweeted in response.
Model Irina Shayk is set to appear at the Met Gala wearing a dress specially made for her by Riccardo Tisci, chief creative officer of Burberry.
Mindy Kaling shared a throwback to every one of her Met Gala looks throughout the years, including one from the 2018 film Ocean's 8.
Ahead of the Met Gala, model Karlie Koss has shared glimpses into her pre-gala preparation, which included a facial she called the "craziest and fastest facial ever".
Kim Kardashian has shared her Met Gala looks from the past five years on Twitter, as well as how she felt about each outfit.
Starting with her first time attending the Met Gala in 2013, the reality star and makeup mogul, dressed in Riccardo Tisci for Givenchy, recalled she was "so nervous" because she didn't know anyone.
The 2014 Met Gala was the first time Kardashian was invited on her own and she wore Alber Elbaz for Lanvin.
For her third Met Gala in 2015, Kardashian wore Peter Dundas for Roberto Cavalli - Dundas first dress designing for Cavalli. According to the reality star, she was two months pregnant with her son Saint and "desperately trying to hide it".
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